Monthly Archives: December 2020

“The past is not done with us yet” – Juneteenth in the 21st century

Through January, we’re publishing year-in-review highlights from FY2020. Download a full PDF of this year’s Annual Report to read more! On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all enslaved people in states that had seceded … Continue reading →

On these Grounds

Through January, we’re publishing year-in-review highlights from FY2020. Download a full PDF of this year’s Annual Report to read more!  The University of Virginia is beginning work on a major digital initiative to create a common, shared approach to describing … Continue reading →

Collaborative effort builds South Asia Open Archives

Through January, we’re publishing year-in-review highlights from FY2020. Download a full PDF of this year’s Annual Report to read more! This week’s theme has to do with building the future for Library collections.  The Library is contributing to the South … Continue reading →

Transcribing Civil Rights history

Through January, we’re publishing year-in-review highlights from FY2020. Download a full PDF of this year’s Annual Report to read more! This week’s theme has to do with building the future for Library collections.  In August 2018, three years after civil … Continue reading →

A sustainable future for scholarly communication

Through January, we’re publishing year-in-review highlights from FY2020. Download a full PDF of this year’s Annual Report to read more! This week’s theme has to do with building the future for Library collections.  In the 1990s, large publishers began marketing … Continue reading →

In Memoriam Ann Lee Saunders Brown

Through January, we’re publishing a retrospective of events which had an impact on the Library in FY2020. Download a full PDF of this year’s Annual Report to read more. Ann Lee Saunders Brown, visionary benefactor of the Charles L. Brown … Continue reading →

Rotunda as Planetarium

Through January, we’re publishing year-in-review highlights from FY2020. Download a full PDF of this year’s Annual Report to read more! Seven years before construction of the Rotunda, Thomas Jefferson envisioned its inner dome as a moving model of the night … Continue reading →

COVID / Surfacing Stories of Underrepresented Lives

Through January, we’re publishing year-in-review highlights from FY2020. Download a full PDF of this year’s Annual Report to read more! COVID-19 Leads to Rapid (& Ongoing) Changes What is a library when it’s not a physical space? It’s a question that’s been … Continue reading →

Join the 2021 community read — Martin Luther King’s “Where do we go from here: Chaos or Community?”

For UVA’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration in January, the Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is joining with the UVA Wise Office of Compliance and the New Dominion Bookshop to sponsor a community reading and panel discussion of … Continue reading →

Library study spaces close December 12, pickup available through December 18

As this unusual semester winds down and UVA prepares for a two-week winter closure, a few Library services are shifting as well. A few key items to be aware of between now and the new year include: Study spaces in … Continue reading →